TY - BOOK AU - Stockwin, Julian, TI - The Baltic prize T2 - A Thomas Kydd novel SN - 9781473641013 U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2017/// CY - London, England PB - Hodder & Stoughton KW - Kydd, Thomas (Fictitious character) KW - Fiction KW - Ocean travel KW - Seafaring life KW - Ships KW - Sailors KW - Baltic Sea KW - Great Britain KW - History, Naval KW - 19th century KW - Sea fiction KW - lcgft N2 - 1808. Parted from his new bride, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is called away to join the Northern Expedition to Sweden, now Britain's only ally in the Baltic. Following the sudden declaration of war by Russia and with the consequent threat of the czar's great fleet in St Petersburg, the expedition must defend Britain's dearly-won freedom in those waters. However Kydd finds his popular fame as a frigate captain is a poisoned chalice; in the face of jealousy and envy from his fellow captains, the distrust of the commander-in-chief and the betrayal of friendship by a former brother-in-arms now made his subordinate, can he redeem his reputation? ER -